STATE EMERGENCY AND RESCUE MANAGEMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 15 Functions of State Emergency Management Committee

STATE EMERGENCY AND RESCUE MANAGEMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 15

15 Functions of State Emergency Management Committee

The State Emergency Management Committee has the following functions--

(a1) to advise the Minister on all matters relating to the prevention of, preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies (including the co-ordination of the activities of government and non-government agencies in connection with those matters),

(a) to review, monitor and advise the Minister on the adequacy of the provisions of this Act relating to emergency management,

(b) to provide strategic policy advice to the Minister in relation to emergency management,

(c) to review, monitor and develop emergency management policy and practice at a State level and to disseminate information in relation to any such policy and practice,

(c1) to promote the continuous improvement of emergency management policy and practice at a State level, including through consideration of reviews and inquiries into emergency operations, exercises and training evaluations,

(d) to review the State Emergency Management Plan and to recommend alterations to it,

(e) to endorse any subplans or supporting plans established under the State Emergency Management Plan,

(f) to facilitate strategic State level emergency management capability through inter-agency co-ordination, co-operation and information sharing arrangements,

(g) such other functions as are conferred or imposed on the Committee by or under this Act or as are related to this Act and assigned to the Committee from time to time by the Minister.